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Ceramurus

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Taxonomy
Ceramurus was named by Egerton (1845) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,452,863]. Its type is Ceramurus macrocephalus.

It was assigned to Pholidophoridae by Woodward (1895), Woodward (1919); and to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. macrocephalus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Ceramurus Egerton
1895Ceramurus Woodward p. 489
1919Ceramurus Woodward p. 111
2002Ceramurus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyPholidophoridae
genusCeramurusEgerton 1845

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Ceramurus Egerton 1845
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†Ceramurus macrocephalus Egerton 1845
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available